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The Cincinnati Reds have been one of the biggest surprise contenders of this baseball season, having last made the playoffs 15 years ago, in 1995. Before this season, the Reds had finished below .500 9 straight seasons, never finishing better than 3rd in the NL Central since the year 2000. This year’s success therefore, much like the success of the 2008 St. Louis Cardinals:

“I’d play against these guys with one leg. We have to beat these guys. I hate the Cardinals. All they do is b**** and moan about everything, all of them, they’re little b******, all of ‘em. I really hate the Cardinals. Compared to the Cardinals, I love the Chicago Cubs. Let me make this clear: I hate the Cardinals.”

This verbal provocation, combined with a tap on the shinguard of Cardinals catcher Yadier Molina, was all that was needed to begin a bench clearing brawl in the first inning last night in Cincinnati. Although the scrum was the bigger headline after the game, the Cardinals victory was far more important. With that win the Cards pulled into a tie for first place with the Reds, and are poised to take sole possession of first with a win over the Reds today. With all this drama, are fans in Cincy paying a premium for tickets to see their Reds? The answer is yes, and no. Certain indicators point towards higher prices, while others show less of an upward trend.

Over the past week, the Reds are ranked 14th in average ticket price on SeatGeek’s new ticket price leaderboard. This hardly constitutes a premium considering the Reds have the 9th best record in the majors, and are tied for the 4th best record in the NL. When we take a closer look at the season long data for the Reds, it becomes more clear that any change in price is minimal. The two graphs below outline the average price of Reds tickets over time, both by date of transaction, and by date of the event for which the transaction took place.

As previously stated, prices have not trended upwards in any sustained fashion. However, in terms of the top individual Reds games, as the season has progressed, certain matchups have become more intriguing to fans, and therefore more expensive.

As you can see, six of the top ten, and four of the top 5 Reds home games this season take place on August 9th or later! The only game in the top 5 that does not occur within a month and a half of the end of the season was the Reds season opener against the Cardinals on April 5th.

For example, tickets to the Reds-Cubs series on August 27th-29th are selling at prices 37% above the Reds season average.This data clearly indicates that while not every Reds game is selling out, or drawing the highest prices on the secondary market, Reds fans are willing to pay up to see their team play certain opponents like the Cubs and Cardinals down the stretch.

For tickets to the Reds top games down the stretch, look no further than SeatGeek‘s Cincinnati Reds Ticket Prices Page.

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